Hubby and I had hoped that Fritz escaped the horrors of Skunk smell, but after a day or two, decided that yes indeed, Fritz did have a lingering smell of skunk. Actually it was pointed out to me by someone I didn’t even know. A new Vet Tech at my Veterinarian’s Office when I brought Fritz in for his shots.
So since I could not disagree (really she was right!) I prepared my very own “De-Skunk Smell Bath Preparation”.
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Mix the douche powder with water as directed. (Be sure to get enough to cover your dog.) Then wet your dog all over with the douche solution.
Once the dog is completely wet with the douche solution, get out the bar of Dove soap for sensitive skin. Start working the bar of soap over the dog.
Rub the soap until you have a good lather. Make sure to work it into his coat until every single part of the dog is covered.
Now it’s time for the real fun. Get the hose. Turn on the water and start rinsing!
Remember, at some point the dog will shake and you too will be April Fresh!
In the end, the bath was a rousing success. Even Greta had to admit it, even though she stayed far away from the whole thing.
And Fritz is now beautiful, white as snow and smells deliciously clean!
I never met a skunk in my life except in a zoo, but I use Dove too, lol ! Poor Fritz, he doesn’t look happy at all and even his tail is between his legs. Apparently he prefers the skunk parfume to the Dove parfume !
He looks so skinny when he’s wet!! Poor boy! Glad he’s all nice and smelling fresh and you too! LOL! Love YOU, Mel
Well, I will certainly keep this in mind… for de-skunking purposes! However, my Jewl is TERRIFIED of the hose – we have to bath her in our bathtub! It’s quite a process…
I learn stuff from your blog that I never would have thought of. And since we don’t have skunks in Scotland, and I don’t have a dog (and you NEVER try to bath a cat!), I may never need to use this knowledge, but it’s good to know anyway.
awww – he looks so patient and long-suffering. What a good good boy!
:-)s
linda
I agree – what a good boy Fritz is!!! I can’t believe he just stood there the whole time and accepted it – if I tried to bathe my dachshund like that, he would be long gone… Good job :o)
Sorry Fritz tangled w/skunk. Nice to know remedy of Dove and douche vs tomato juice. Had to juice Mindy years ago after she picked up a cat which had tangled wtih skunk. Oh, those memories.
Oh look how skinny Fritz looks when he’s wet! I must have missed the skunk post! Oh no! Glad he is all douched up and smelling better – when Marley got sprayed by a skunk they told us to use the same thing!
hahaha you said douche!!!